Fire scare at Piggly Wiggly

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Georgetown City firefighters responded to Piggly Wiggly on Highmarket Street Christmas afternoon because of a small fire.
The fire was called in by someone at the adjacent Family Dollar store.
Assistant Fire Chief Charlie Cribb said the fire began in a motor in a room in the rear of the building.
"It created a lot of smoke," Cribb said. Damage was minimal.
The fire was quickly contained.
Piggly Wiggly was closed for the holiday on Wednesday.

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